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The Five Steps of the Innovation-Decision Process, the Five Adopter Categories, and the Three Types of Innovation-Decisions.

In the discussion topic for this unit, you will explore the five steps of the innovation-decision processas you apply the Ryan and Gross (1943) journal article findings to educational settings.

Respond to the following in your discussion post:

• How are farmers like educators? As you make this comparison, analyze the five steps of the innovation-decision process as illustrated in the article. Also, analyze the five adopter categories and indicate the type of innovation-decision in the article (optional, collective, or authority).
• Why is this article so important to the field of diffusion of innovation? What can this article teach us about diffusing innovations in schools, universities, and training/development departments?

In your response to your classmates, consider the following prompts:

• What findings from Ryan and Gross (1943) donotapply to educational environments?
• How are farmersnotlike educators?